京けい城じょう

noun

imperial palace

Refers to the palace of an emperor, especially in historical East Asian contexts. Not used for modern Western palaces.

• 京けい城じょうの門もんは厳げん重じゅうに守まもられていた。

  The gates of the imperial palace were heavily guarded.

noun

capital city

General term for a capital, often used in historical or formal contexts. Modern Japanese usually prefers 首都.

• かつての京けい城じょうは、今いまも多おおくの史し跡せきを残のこしている。

  The former capital still retains many historical sites today.

noun

Keijō (colonial-era name for Seoul)

Historical term used during the Japanese colonial period (1910–1945) to refer to Seoul. Now obsolete and politically sensitive; use ソウル in modern contexts.

See also: ソウル

• 京けい城じょうは日に本ほん統とう治ち時じ代だいのソウルの呼こ称しょうである。

  Keijō was the name for Seoul during the Japanese colonial period.